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At Quirk & Quill, we’re not just here to write — we’re here to finish! Whether you’re wrangling a first draft, polishing a collection of poetry, or finally tackling that novel idea that’s been haunting your notes app, this is your creative pit crew.

This group has weekly check-ins via group posts and...

This group is for as many as 10 poets who actively submit their work to literary magazines. It's for poets who wrestle with the time and energy  submitting demands: selecting target journals; matching poems with target journals; keeping records of submissions, dates, acceptances, rejections; keeping...

I like highly imagined writing, short story or novel, any/all genres. I'm an experienced writer and editor, with decades in the journalism field and have published fiction and poetry. I am looking for three or four other experienced writers who can offer thorough, honest critiques, participate in...

Gabrielle Pullen, MFA. I write fiction because it's incredibly satisfying. I got really excited while discovering the pedagogy of teaching writing. Who knew there was such a wealth of study and experience in composition studies about how writing helps us become better thinkers, more true to our own...

The Lion’s Lair- A Space for Playwrights

It takes courage to write. You’ve got to be brave to write a play, enter the metaphoric lion’s lair, and produce dramatic dialogue.  There is strength in community. Ideally, this group will meet biweekly on Saturdays at 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time to write...

The Scrawl, founded in May 2021, meets every Sunday on Zoom at 6:30 PM ET for two hours. Current group size is six (6). We focus on creative non-fiction, and fiction. 

We have one Pushcart nominee, a 2nd place in the Brooklyn Nonfiction Prize and a fiction writer who we helped complete her zero draft...

This is a group dedicated to inspiring writers through the writing prompts from Poets & Writers’ series The Time Is Now.

The purpose of this group is to spark new writing, share work, and foster community among group members. Please note that this not a space associated with publication in Poets &...

This group is intended for writers who enjoy writing but also seek validation through publication. Genres include commercial fiction, literary fiction, flash fiction and/or novellas. The purpose of this group is for critique and manuscript review with the objective of getting the work published.

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UNSTOPPABLE! IS TEMPORARILY ON HOLD. IT WILL RE-OPEN TO ADDITIONAL MEMBERS SOON. PLEASE CHECK BACK!

UNSTOPPABLE will be a meet-up neighborhood for a small group of super-senior writers aged 80 and older of all genres. Once underway, we'll use our corner of the P&W Group website to exchange messages...

A group for serious poets that have a sense of humor and need encouragement and prompts to keep their writing going. Everyone will be responsible at some point for reading a prompt and there will be free write times and the opportunity to share your work. We will be respectful of each other‘s...

Wanting to start a writer’s group that meets in person regularly in a common space.  Looking for all genres and for writers trying to finish a book or short story. We are located north of Orlando, Florida. The group can grow into an online component but want to meet in person as the group comes...

A way to engage with other writers in Seattle. Random meet-ups to read, write, and share in the city